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救世主

救世主

Chinese

		to save the world	to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary
simp. and trad. (救世主)		救世	主

Noun

救世主

saviour

Proper noun

救世主

(Christianity) Saviour

Synonyms

救主 (jiùzhǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
救	世	主
きゅう Grade: 4	せい Grade: 3	しゅ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

救世主 ‎(hiragana きゅうせいしゅ, romaji kyūseishu)

savior, messiah
savior (in general)

Proper noun

救世主 ‎(hiragana きゅうせいしゅ, romaji Kyūseishu)

(Christianity) Messiah

References

1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiùshìzhǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau³ sai³ zyu²
Min Nan (POJ): kiù-sè-chú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiùshìzhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowshyhjuu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau³ sai³ zyu²
  - Yale: gau sai jyú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau³ sai³ dzy²
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³ sɐi̯³³ t͡ɕyː³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiù-sè-chú
  - Tâi-lô: kiù-sè-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiuoseazuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ se¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu²¹⁻⁴¹ se²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹/